[HLUG] Gnucash

[Julian Robbins]

On 5 August 2010 16:34, Paul Stenning <paul at sp-tech.co.uk> wrote:

> I am looking for a new accounts program for my self-employed business and
> Gnucash was on my list to check.  I'm a bit concerned abouyt the comment on
> exportying data though as that's the major issue I have with my current
> software (QuickBooks SimpleStart 2008).
>
> All I need to do is record payments and receipts, allocate them to
> categories, and in a few cases split them between categories.  Then my
> accountant wants the full accounts (all transactions) as a spreadsheet or
> CSV file, plus ideally reports by category, profit and loss etc.
>
> Many packages seem over-complicated and confusing with multiple accounts
> and options etc.  I don't understand or care about the details (that's what
> I pay an accountant for), I just want to record the transactions with
> minimal fuss!
>
> Would Gnucash do the job?  Anything else (preferably open source) I should
> look at?  I'm using Windows XP but also have a couple of Linux Virtual PCs
> in VirtualBox.
>

There is a Linux package that's not free but cheap enough (£40 ??) reviewed
well in latest Linux Format. Works with UK Tax too

Not used it at all, so cant speak of it, but worth reading their review.

Julian




>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On 05/08/2010 16:25, dicegeorge at hotmail dot com wrote:
>
>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user
>>
>> is a list about gnucash,
>> its one of my many projects to learn about some time...
>> ~
>> ~ [g] ~ [george] ~ george at dicenews.com ~
>> ~ 07970 378 572 ~ ~ ~
>> ~ www.dicegeorge.com (c)2010. ~
>> ~
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Sarah Chard" <sarah at streetentertainers.co.uk>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:40 PM
>> To: "herefordshire" <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Subject: [HLUG] Gnucash
>>
>>  we had a brief discussion about gnucash at one of the hlug meetings - I
>>> use it for my business but always struggled to pull the figures out for
>>> my vat return - spurred on by the plans for ISFD and the knowledge that
>>> if someone might ask me to recommend an open source accounts package
>>> that works with UK VAT I have found an initial version of a vat report
>>> that was posted to the gnucash devel list and managed to install it in
>>> the reports folder - I contacted the guy that wrote it who said it
>>> probably has some bugs as he has not tested it on a full set of accounts
>>> but it seems to work fine and it should save me quite a bit of work. I
>>> hope they add it into the next gnucash release as it is a bit fiddly to
>>> add it into the reports for those of us who don't usually venture beyond
>>> the GUI
>>> If anyone needs to know how to add it in here are the links
>>>
>>>
>>> http://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-devel/attachments/20100501/36126605/attachment.obj
>>>
>>>
>>> and useful for getting it to work
>>>
>>> http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Custom_Reports
>>>
>>> I installed it into the report directory
>>> --
>>> Sarah
>>>
>>> SFD event - 18 Sept 2010 -
>>> http://piratepad.net/n7Tuzn49Is
>>>
>>>
>>>
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